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NVO potentially could offer semaglutide both as a once-weekly subcutaneous injection and as a once-daily tablet

From a mean baseline HbA1c of 7.9%, people treated with oral semaglutide in five different doses ranging from 2.5 mg to 40 mg achieved dose-dependent improvements in HbA1c of 0.7% to 1.9% after 26 weeks. By comparison, people treated with a dose of 1 mg subcutaneous semaglutide or placebo achieved improvements of 1.9% and 0.3% respectively. Confirming the primary end-point of the trial, all doses of oral semaglutide were statistically significantly superior to placebo.

Furthermore, from a mean baseline weight of 92 kg, people treated with subcutaneous semaglutide experienced a weight loss of around 6.5 kg, which was comparable to the weight loss experienced by the people treated with the highest doses of oral semaglutide. People treated with placebo experienced a weight loss of just over 1 kg.

In the trial, semaglutide appeared to have a safe and well-tolerated profile. The most common adverse events were related to the gastrointestinal system, primarily nausea and vomiting, and diminished over time. The gastrointestinal adverse events appeared to be dose-dependent and were more prevalent for the highest doses of oral semaglutide compared to subcutaneous semaglutide. No other apparent differences between the treatment groups were observed with respect to overall adverse events and standard safety parameters.

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